Taufatofua and his chiselled, glistening body quickly became an internet sensation for the typically overlooked nation in the Olympics.

After the opening ceremony, however, Taufatofua had a long wait until his first taekwondo match of the games. And it came and went quite quickly. On Saturday, Taufatofua lost to Iran’s Sajjad Mardani 16-1 in his first-round fight, thus abruptly ending his Olympic competition.